COMPOSER SUES IGLESIAS, SEEKS ROYALTIES FROM SONG

But one who definitely doesn't love him anymore is a Miami composer who has sued the Spanish singer, claiming he has defrauded her of royalties from a song the two co-wrote.

Grecia "Mimi" Korman, is suing Iglesias, asking for in excess of $50,000 in damages plus interest,

court costs and attorney's fees. Her civil suit was filed in federal court in Miami this month. Iglesias is a part-time resident of Dade County.

In her lawsuit, Korman said that in 1978 Iglesias asked her to help write a Spanish adaptation of a French song, J'ai Oublie de Vivre.

Back then, Iglesias' singing career in the Latin market had taken off, but in the United States he was an unknown. Duets with Willie Nelson and Diana Ross, which helped him cross over into the U.S. mainstream, were years away.

At that meeting, Korman said Iglesias brought preliminary lyrics with him, which Korman says she incorporated into the song. A month later, Korman presented Iglesias' music director with Me Olvide de Vivir, (I've Forgotten to Live).

With Korman and Iglesias listed as the song's writers, Me Olvide de Vivir appeared on at least seven of Iglesias' albums and has been distributed worldwide, the lawsuit says.

Korman later discovered, according to the suit, that Iglesias had entered into a contract with the French publishers of the song, presenting himself as the sole author. Neither a spokesman for Iglesias nor Korman's attorney could be reached for comment on Tuesday. Korman wants a jury trial. No trial date has been set.